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Lanciano
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Lanciano is one of Italy’s most popular destinations, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments that the city has embraced. It is a town and commune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. Presently, it has 35,713 inhabitants.
According to precious archeological findings, it can be affirmed that Lanciano area was first populated during the Roman era. The ancient Roman name of Lanciano was Anxanum and was a city of the Frentani Italic tribe. The city is also known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic Miracle. Charles I who was the king of Sicily assigned the revenues of the city's port to the Vatican Basilica. It was here that Gregory XII, fleeing from Cividale, landed on Neapolitan territory in 1409 and went to Gaeta.
In spite of the intense urbanization that is undergoing in Lanciano, the city with its pre historic origins is rich in art and memorials that includes the Saint Mary of the Bridge, so called because it is built on bridgework along a rock face and was constructed in 1619 of Michitelli. It also has some paintings by Pozzulaniello.
Presently, Lanciano experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of Italy. This fact has consolidated along with other adjacent municipalities, as a great alternative for residence.
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